Friends of Seattle is in the news.

Jennifer Langston, "Nickels Calls for Mandatory Design Review of New Townhouses," Seattle P-I (9 July 2008)

Other residents favor even bolder solutions, questioning why so many design decisions still are being made to accommodate cars. Some wouldn't mind eliminating setbacks that force developers to include small, unappealing patches of open space. "We sort of look at townhomes and apartments and condos as the basic building blocks for the livable, walkable neighborhoods," said Gary Manca, president of Friends of Seattle, a citizens group formed two years ago to lobby for sustainable urban neighborhoods. "The changes seem like a step in the right direction, but we're sort of thinking that we need leaps and bounds in the right direction."

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